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Béja Dam

Thematic Area
Water and Cities
Water, energy and Food
Innovation
Location
Bejá, Tunisia
Application Areas
Water Services
Agriculture
Scope
Business
Bejá Dam
Bejá Dam

Entity

Description

Reservoir with storage volume of 33.3 hm3, intended for urban supply and irrigation of agricultural area;

Dam Characteristics:

  • Rockfill dam;
  • Landfill volume: 0.96 hm3;
  • Maximum height: 47 m;
  • Development and crown width: 224 m and 10 m;


Flood spillway: Labyrinth type spillway, implanted on the left side with 25 m of development, tailrace channel with 176m and an energy dissipation with a ski-jump spillway (QDIM = 1000 m3/s).

Objectives

  • Water Supply and Irrigation System Improvement

Results

  • Preliminary Study Review
  • Base Project
  • Final Design
  • Tendering Procedure